Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A DocumentaryThis book is a collection of documents relating to the treatment of gay men and lesbians in America's history. Each section includes an introduction by the compiler. |
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The ordinary form that is found among girls even in high - class boarding - schools is well known , and this feature of ... A white girl on arriving would receive a lock of hair and a note from a colored girl asking her to be her love .
The ordinary form that is found among girls even in high - class boarding - schools is well known , and this feature of ... A white girl on arriving would receive a lock of hair and a note from a colored girl asking her to be her love .
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colored girls to pass by on their way to work . ... One said that the girls would wave to the “ niggers ” just “ to see the coons get excited . ... That a girl should be true to her love is required by their peculiar moral code .
colored girls to pass by on their way to work . ... One said that the girls would wave to the “ niggers ” just “ to see the coons get excited . ... That a girl should be true to her love is required by their peculiar moral code .
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If she says she stands with the girls , she is tested in many small things , and then if she bears out her ... Seeing this , it is not unusual that a new girl lines up with the “ friends ” and attains the popularity she craves .
If she says she stands with the girls , she is tested in many small things , and then if she bears out her ... Seeing this , it is not unusual that a new girl lines up with the “ friends ” and attains the popularity she craves .
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User Review - corinneblackmer - LibraryThingI feel I will always owe Ned Katz an enormous debt of gratitude for this early classic compendium on gay and lesbian history in the USA. First, he is both sincere and thorough in his feminism and ... Read full review
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| Title | Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A Documentary |
| Author | Jonathan Katz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0690011644, 9780690011647 |
| Length | 690 pages |
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